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Oldest Irish pub in Valencia shuts down

VALENCIA'S first-ever Irish pub, Finnegan's has pulled its last pint of Guinness after 20 years trading in the heart of the city and closed down for good.

Set up by Irish expat Peter Finnegan, the bar was practically a clone of the one his family runs in the Emerald Isle and which goes by the same name in the town of Dalkey, south of Dublin.

The décor was brought over from Ireland to Peter's premises in the Plaza de la Reina, close to the famous Micalet bell-tower next to the cathedral, and popular with locals in the city as well as tourists.

Since 1995, Finnegan's of Dublin was one of the few pubs in Valencia where customers could watch the Rugby Six Nations or the British Premier League

matches - and fans from all over Spain and Europe used it as their 'watering hole' when Valencia FC or Levante UD played major matches.

German, British and Irish tourists were regularly seen there, and English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish expats felt at home there since the bar served up typical dishes from the British Isles, including authentic fish and chips.

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extinction – Castellano's main role – and agricultural chemicals, and is said to have received public works contracts worth over €33 million between 2008 and 2010.

Eight people linked to the company have been arrested, including its chairman, Vicente Huerta.

Other companies whose public works contracts are now under scrutiny include those given by Castellano to Construcciones Taroncher, run by one of his friends, and Over Marketing, which is already being investigated by a court in Palma de Mallorca for an alleged illegal funding scam involving the PP in the Balearic Islands.

Castellano has been arrested, but was

The minister in charge of government policy, and first port of call for the

Finnegan's of Dublin closed after last orders on Friday, and the building is now waiting for its next occupant.

of Legion help and support.

Lloyd Milen was the guest speaker at the May meeting of the Orihuela Costa Branch of the Royal British Legion held in Mil Palmeras last Thursday evening.

Lloyd is, of course, the Vice Consul, at the British Consulate in Alicante.

Rather fittingly, although the arrangement had been made some weeks ago, Lloyd had recently assumed the role of RBL (District North Spain) President and his visit to the Orihuela Costa was his first to a local branch since assuming the appointment.

However, his presentation to the members focused very much on the role played by the British Consulate in this part of Spain. He spoke of how the Consulate already works closely with the RBL, dealing with those British nationals in need

He also spoke of his contact within the much wider Spanish Community and how he is continually meeting with Mayors, Councillors and Officials in an effort to promote the integration in Spain of the 160,000 British Nationals registered on local padron’s.

He refused to be drawn on questions relating to the forthcoming referendum on EU Membership, and what might happen should the UK pull out, saying that it really was uncharted territory, but he confirmed that governmental policy was very much that the country remains within the Union, albeit on rather different terms.

Following his lecture Branch Chairman Keith Carter thanked Lloyd for attending the meeting and concluded by presenting the new President with a Branch Certificate of Appreciation.

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to his hotel in the Costa Blanca tourist resort town at the end of the night.

Chris was not carrying his mobile phone, and may have been under the influence of alcohol or unable to remember the name or location of his hotel, friends believe.

Hospitals within a 30-kilometre radius and police stations have been checked.

emergency services, is said to have received thousands of euros in gifts including hunting rifles and days out hunting ducks and partridges, as well as jewellery for his wife, from the company Avialsa. Avialsa specialises in forest fire

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His passport has been confiscated so he cannot leave the country.

British holidaymaker missing in Benidorm

But most of the clientèle was made up of locals born and bred in Valencia, or FRIENDS and family members of a Spaniards on holiday in the town, given British tourist missing in Benidorm have the strong cultural links between Spain launched an urgent appeal to find him over 24 hours after he was last seen. and Ireland.

MP for Valencia arrested over corruption allegations

BRIBERY and corruption charges have led to the MP for the province of Valencia, Serafín Castellano, being removed from his post and from the PP party.

released after making a statement.

Meanwhile, he has been suspended from the PP pending further investigations.

Chris Holland, from the Washington area of Tyne and Wear (UK) was out with a group of pals in the main square when they became separated, says his friend David back home in Britain.

They have not seen him since 22.00hrs on Friday (May 29) and he did not return

The name of the hotel he was staying at has not been revealed, but a photo of Chris and details of when he was last spotted have been posted on Facebook groups including Benidorm Sin City, Sinatra’s Sports Bar and Benidorm Seriously.

Anyone who may have seen him or have information which could lead to his being found should contact the police.

VELVETONES GIVE BACK! The Velvetones Harmony chorus were delighted to donate 600 Euros split between ALPE (Isabella left) and AFE (Mathilda right) following another sell out concert in May. They sang a selection of Harmony songs based on the musical alphabet (A to G) and included Audience Sing-a-long songs too. Guest host Nikki G gave her usual polished performance with her big 'Diva' songs!!

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Misery for British holidaymakers

Misery for British holidaymakers as Spanish air traffic controllers confirm four days of strikes in June . Spanish air traffic controllers have planned four days of strikes in June. The events will take place on June 8, 10, 12 and 14 for two hours each morning and two hours each afternoon across the country The strikes mirror the 2010 stoppages which left 600,000 tourists stranded The union is now protesting the penalties given to those controllers Britons travelling abroad to Spain for a sunny break should prepare for considerable disruption in June as Spanish air traffic controllers have called partial strikes over four days.

The stoppages have been organised by the USCA controllers’ labors union in dispute over fines and suspensions given by airport operator AENA to 61 controllers for a walkout that happened in 2010.

Control workers will strike on June 8, 10, 12 and 14 between 10am and 12pm and 6pm and 8pm across the country, the union worker confirmed.

The action will begin as Spain starts its summer tourism season and threatens to disrupt an industry that accounts for over 10 percent of economic output.

Travel companies and airlines who will be affected by the strikes are hoping there will be as little disruption as possible for travellers during the strikes.

A spokesperson for budget airline, easyJet said: ‘easyJet has been advised of planned industrial strike action by Spanish Air Traffic Control services on 8, 10, 12 and 14 June for two hours each morning and two hours each afternoon.

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‘It is too early to say whether there will be any impact to our flying programme and we are currently monitoring the situation.

‘We would like to reassure customers that we are doing everything possible to minimise any disruption as a result of the industrial action.’

At the last strike, five years ago, 600,000 travellers were stranded ahead of a national holiday, and the government were forced to call in the army to take over control towers.

For the first time since the country returned to democracy in 1978, Spain was forced to implement a ‘state of alarm.’ The controllers gave no warning before starting their walkout, which was the result of a dispute over pay and conditions with airports authority AENA. The wildcat strike lasted for 24 hours wreaking havoc across Europe.

Over 600,000 tourists were affected across Europe as a result of the Spanish controller’s unannounced walkout People wait for their delayed flight to Las Palmas at the airport in Munich in 2010.

Over 600,000 tourists were affected across Europe as a result of the Spanish controller’s unannounced walkout Following this, 61 air traffic controllers from Barcelona Control Centre were fined one month’s salary, and were given a month’s suspension.

However the suspension of 59 of the 61 staff members has been pushed back to 2016 because of a ‘shortage of staff’ according to The Local.

AENA had no comment on the June 2015 planned strikes.

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music and mirth for amma Campoverde Theatre Group will be holding an evening of music and mirth with their latest show Let Us Entertain You. The show has many styles of music with something for everyone and many short comedy skits to make you chuckle.

This well know theatre group is busy rehearsing and putting the polishing touches to the production which will have you singing along with us and stamping your feet.

Campoverde always supports local charities and over the years we have given considerable sums of money to many of the charities that help people living here on the southern Costa Blanca. Last year we were very pleased to nominate Reach Out as our principle charity.

For this show we have elected to support the new charity AMMA, or to give it its full name Alzheimer’s Mar Menor Association which one of our

members was instrumental in forming.

AMMA was formed specifically to offer day care to people with Alzheimer’s and offer carers a little respite.

AMMA identified the need to provide day care support to people with the many stages of Alzheimer’s. It also felt there was a need to provide care in both English and Spanish. One of the major issues with Alzheimer’s is the degree it isolates both the sufferer and their carers, day care is one means of helping with social integration.

Come along to the Casa de Cultura, San Miguel on Friday 19th, Saturday 20th or Sunday 21st June and enjoy a great night out whilst supporting this very important new and worthwhile charity.

For tickets please phone Jude on 96 684 4460 or 676 557 104 or visit Bargain Books San Miguel.

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Sony World Photography Awards 2015 British schoolgirl aged 14 wins category prize

Three Brits have won prizes in the world's biggest photography awards Three amateur British photographers have been named winners in the Sony World Photography Awards.

Stephanie Anjo, who is just 14 from Guilford in Surrey, has won the Youth Portraiture

construction from multiple photographs taken in London and the Sussex coast in July 2014.

The winners of all ten Sony Awards Open Categories including Culture, Environment and Travel have been announced.

The winning photographs were chosen from a record 177, 444 submissions from photographers around the world.

About the Awards:

The Sony World Photography Awards is the world’s biggest photography competition and its aim is simple: to recognise and Category with a picture of her young cousin with her arms raised looking up to the sky.

Speaking about her image “Mellow Memories”, the school girl said: “This is a candid shot of my little cousin in her happiest state taken in my grandma’s garden in Portugal.”

'Perfect Symmetry' by Norman Quinn 'Perfect Symmetry' by Norman Quinn Norman Quinn, an architect from Belfast, has won the Open Panoramic Category with his photograph titled “Perfect Symmetry”, which shows two huge cranes dominating the Belfast skyline at sunset.

The image has been stitched together using editing software to create an impressive panoramic. Anthony Crossfield, who works as an artist in London, has been named winner of the Open Enhanced Category for his picture taken of a man doing a bomb dive into water.

He said the image, which shows the swimmer just about to enter the water, was intended to “undermine stereotypes of masculine strength and power”.

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Royal Academy of Arts' Tim Marlow:

Bronze statue of lovers embracing at St Pancras station is a lesson in 'how not to do' public art A 30ft bronze statue of lovers embracing at St Pancras International railway station is a lesson in “how not to do” public art, a senior Royal Academy of Arts figure has claimed.

Tim Marlow was speaking as he unveiled a new, temporary installation at the London Eurostar

terminal – a clock which will hang above the controversial lovers statue.

“Good public sculpture should seem effortless,” Mr Marlow said. “What you have here are two object lessons: one in how to do it, and the other how not to do it.”

The clock unveiled by Mr Marlow, the director of artistic programmes at the RA, will be in place for six months. Created by artist Cornelia Parker, and entitled One More Time, it is a working replica of the station’s clock with the colours reversed – a black face with white hands.

Mr Marlow described the nearby lovers statue, The Meeting Place, as “terrible”.

“How not to do it – and with respect to the artist it’s a bad commission – is the sculpture of the two lovers,” he said. “It’s a terrible, schmaltzy, sentimental piece of kitsch.”

The statue has faced brickbats ever since it was unveiled in 2007 following a major renovation of the station.

Writer Will Self described it as “crappily kitsch” while Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller called it “barely a work of art”. And another critic recently called the statue “fatuous” adding it was “idiotic in scale, devoid of artistic life” and called for it to be

reward the best contemporary photography in the world.

The awards have brought untold reward and recognition to those involved and each year offers an incredible $30,000 (USD) in cash prizes plus the latest Sony digital imaging equipment.

Free to enter, photographers of all abilities are invited to submit either their best single shots or series of work. The images are judged by the World Photography Organisation and a specially selected jury from the World Photographic Academy which is made up on the photographic industry’s most esteemed individuals.

The awards offer an unparalleled opportunity for exposure for photographers at all stages of their career and are known worldwide by industry leaders.

The annual awards gala and ceremony takes place in London, welcoming an international attendance of industry leaders to celebrate the recognition of the best in contemporary photography and each year also pays tribute to one of our masters with the Outstanding Contribution to Photography Award.

Supporting the celebration is an exhibition of the winners and shortlist, comprising of hundreds of photographs expertly curated inside the historic London landmark, Somerset House.

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But the artist responsible, Paul Day, has consistently defended the piece, saying it evokes the romance of travel. He says he regularly receives messages from the public praising the piece.

The new artwork, by Parker who was shortlisted for the Turner Prize in 1997, is a working replica of the station’s clock, and sits just feet in front of its inspiration. “I think the piece above it has the subtlety and complexity of good art.

“What Cornelia has done is amazingly simple on one level: the shadow side of time, a clock in reverse, the mirror image,” Mr Marlow said. “The effect of it is beautiful. It makes you think of all sorts of things: time being synced, being eclipsed.”

The second clock is suspended from the Grade I-listed roof, and needed permission from English Heritage to be installed. It will remain there until November.

The station also boasts a bronze statue of the former Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman, by Martin Jennings.

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Amazing Amount of Money Raised at La Manga Club for MABS

When Helen Holland was about to become Lady Golf Captain at La Manga Resort from Feb 2014 she needed to choose a Charity to support and as Helen’s mother Beverley Taylor is a MABS volunteer, she was invited to attend the opening of the new MABS Centre in San Javier.

There, she was able to talk to patients, volunteers and supporters, and was so impressed with what she saw and heard, plus the facilities the Centre could offer, Helen chose to support MABS. Helen decided she would like to aim to buy a piece of an equipment such as a hospital bed which costs 1500 euros and so the fundraising began.

By May the sum raised had surpassed the 1500 euros and a bed was duly bought.

In June, the highlight of her year of events was a White Night at La Finca Restaurant, La Manga Club which was attended by 120 guests including Jacqui Phillips MBE, President of MABS. The evening included an auction and grand raffle the evening raised a staggering 6000 euros so four wheelchairs were bought.

Fundraising continued until the end of Feb 2015 when the grand total of €10,386.00 was announced. In addition

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Janet Bell of MABS Mar Menor attended a golf dinner recently for the official presentation of the cheque and said “This is an amazing amount of money and MABS is truly grateful for all the hard work, instigated by Helen, from the residents of La Manga Club” Janet went on to explain to the diners the work MABS does in the community with carers, drivers, translators, and counsellors. MABS received no funding so is relies totally on voluntary contributions and fundraising.

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How to Paint a House

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How to Prep for Painting a House

Start by thoroughly examining the outside of the house or outbuilding -- not just the exterior walls but under the eaves, around windows and doors, and along the foundation.

Look for split shingles and siding, popped nails, peeling or blistering paint, mildew, and rust stains. Once you've identified the areas that need attention, roll up your sleeves and make the repairs..

If you're lucky, all your house may need before repainting is a good, healthy bath.

Wash it down with a hose, and go over stubborn dirt with a scrub brush and warm, soapy water. Or wash it down with a power washer. If you're not so lucky, then you just have to face the fact that a time-consuming and dirty job lies ahead of you. Do the job

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Remove small areas of defective paint with a wire brush and/or a wide-blade putty knife. Scrub under the laps of clapboard siding and on downspouts and gutters.

Scraping Use a wire brush and a wideblade putty knife to remove small areas of defective paint. Scrub under the laps of clapboard siding as well as on downspouts and gutters.

For speedier work on metal,

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a wire brush attachment on an electric drill will remove rust and paint with less effort.

For more extensive paint removal, invest in a sharp pull scraper -- a tool with a replaceable blade that's capable of stripping old paint all the way down to bare wood with a single scrape. Hold the scraper so the blade is perpendicular to the wood, apply moderate to firm pressure, and drag it along the surface.

Keep the blade flat against the wood so it doesn't gouge the surface.

Move an electric orbital sander up and down or back and forth to remove old paint and feather rough edges.

Sanding For smoothing the edges of scraped spots here and there, you can wrap a piece of sandpaper around a wood block. For larger areas, it's less tiring and more effective to use an electric orbital sander. Move it up and down or back and forth across the surface to remove old paint and smooth rough edges at the same time. Don't use an electric disc sander or a belt sander. Both can leave swirls or dips in the wood that will show through a

new coat of paint.

Melting For particularly heavy deposits of paint, heat may be more effective than muscle. One way to apply heat is with an electric paint remover, which is a device with a platelike heating element that "cooks" the paint and has a built-in scraper to pull it off. Wearing heavy gloves, hold the heating element against the surface until the paint sizzles. Pull the remover firmly over the surface. The attached scraper will pull off the cooked paint as you go.

Another way to remove old paint is with an electric paint remover -- a device with a platelike heating element that softens the paint and has a built-in scraper.

Liquid Paint Removers Use liquid paint removers only as a last resort. They work well, but they're expensive, especially on big jobs. Also, they can slop onto perfectly good paint, giving you one more problem to deal with.

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Once you have removed all the loose paint, you should apply an appropriate primer to some of the distressed areas, especially if your paint-removal system has exposed raw wood or bare metal. The kind of primer you use depends on the kind of paint you'll be using later. For latex paint, use latex primers; for solvent-thinned paints, use solvent-base primers; and for metals, use metal primers. Not only do these coatings provide extra protection against the elements, they also form a firm foundation for finishing paints. Also, priming is always required when you're working on new wood.

Other Prep Work Even if you're fortunate enough to skip spot-scraping, sanding, and repriming, there are still some prepainting chores to attend to. They're much less laborious than removing peeling paint but no less vital to a successful job.

Rust stains on siding, overhangs, and foundations need to be removed. Leaks in gutters and downspouts have to be repaired. Loose caulking should be replaced, along with split shingles. Cracks in siding must be filled, sanded, and primed. Mildew must be scrubbed off, and steps should be taken to eliminate its return.

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Also, to make painting easier, storm windows, screens, shutters, awnings, wall-mounted light fixtures (be sure to turn the power supply off), the mailbox, and even the street address numbers should be taken down, cleaned, and painted separately. You may even want to remove downspouts, as it's sometimes difficult to get a paintbrush behind them.

To make painting easier, remove light fixtures and other accessories.

You can typically complete all of these preparations for an entire house in a single day or over a weekend. If you're painting a porch or an outbuilding, it may only take an hour.

If you're painting with latex, you can start the following day; solvent-base paint does not adhere well to moist surfaces so wait several days until all the washed surfaces are absolutely dry before applying this type of paint.

Washing Not only will this process get the outside of your house clean and provide a dirt-free foundation for the new coating, it will also help you find surface flaws that have to be dealt with.

Depending on just how dirty the outside of your house is and on the house's size, there are two ways to approach this job.

If you live in an average-size house, use a garden hose with a carwash brush attachment to bathe the big areas. For cakedon dirt, use a scrub brush or a sponge and a pail of warm water with a good, strong household detergent in it. Work from the top down, and rinse all areas where you scrubbed with water.

To remove caked-on dirt, use a scrub brush or a sponge and a pail of warm water with a good, strong household detergent in it. Work from the top down and rinse all areas where you scrubbed.

For bigger houses or for faster work on smaller ones, rent a high-pressure spray cleaner. This device attaches to your home's water-supply system and puts out a jet of water at a pressure of about 600 pounds per square inch. It is equipped with a handheld wand tipped with a trigger-activated nozzle.

The pressure is high enough to dislodge not only stubborn dirt, mildew, stains, and dried-on sea-spray salt, it's enough to remove peeling paint. In fact, if the jet nozzle is held too close to the surface it can even peel off perfectly sound paint, split open shingles, and drill a hole in siding. So follow the manufacturer's directions and wear goggles and protective clothing.

You can use the spray cleaner while working from a ladder -- although scaffolding is better -- but practice at ground level first; the force of the spray against the house could knock you off a ladder if you're not careful. Some of these machines come with separate containers you can fill with cleaning solutions or anti-mildew solutions. Sprayers are so powerful that ordinarily you probably won't need to use a cleaning solution; if you do, remember to rinse the surface with clean water afterward.

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To keep trees out of the way while you're painting, tie a rope around the trunk, and pull the tree out away from the house. Stake the other end of the rope out in the yard.

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Estimating How Much Paint You'll Need The size of the house, the condition of the surfaces, the type of coating you select, and the method of application are all factors that will determine the amount of paint you need to buy.

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The May meeting of the Vega Baja Garden Club was hosted by Ron Harris, the club’s expert on the topic of roses.

Ron has grown roses all his life and exhibited widely in England before he came to live in Spain. Ron first of all reminded everyone of the most important gardening tasks for the month, and then introduced the main speaker for the afternoon, Alan Davis. Alan is a club member, and a keen photographer.

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The Rose Competion was judged by John Howes, an experienced RHS judge. He explained that a rose about half way through the blooming period

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Ron had prepared a quiz for members on the topic of Roses, this was great fun! There were three joint winners so a draw was made to select the winner!

The meeting ended with the usual raffle of plants and a question and answer session.

The June meeting will be an informal one, with a tapas lunch and the eagerly anticipated Marigold Competition! Marigold seeds were given to members some months ago with the aim of finding out who could produce the finest floral display!

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On Sunday 9th May, the Crescendo International Choir gave a performance in the parochial church at Benijófar to a very receptive audience. The programme was very varied, ranging from Vivaldi’s Gloria and John Rutter’s Look at the World to several pieces by the Beatles and ABBA. The concert ended with a rousing rendition of a Zulu song “Siyahamba” and they said “Farewell” with their theme “The Blessing of Aaron”.

A bucket collection raised almost €150 which was donated to the Benijófar Social Services to help with providing food to the needy in the town - more than 50 families!

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Everything you've always wanted to know about paint color in one place. From how to choose a paint color for every room in your house to tips for maintaining the paint on your walls, we've got you covered. The paint aisle is full of both inspiration and opinions, and some colors never get a fair shake.

BROWN “Brown is quite idiosyncratic,” says architectural color consultant, Amy Krane. “It’s considered masculine and drab by some,” not to mention the reticence many feel about creating a dark space. But rich browns are fantastic colors for dens and libraries, according to Krane, and using cream trim helps lighten up the effect. “The right brown can create a really cozy environment,” she says. Pair it with greens like chartreuse, pale blue, and even red.

Orange Orange is either loved or reviled, Krane notes. But thanks to brands like Hermes, “it now brings to mind the ultimate in luxury,” designer Tobi Fairley adds. “Color psychology tells us this citrus shades can be invigorating, so it’s great for productivity,” she says. But Krane warns, “If you’re going to put orange on the wall it is best to mute it by going deep and burnt or grayed down.

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‘I am completely underwhelmed ‘I am completely underwhelmed’: OK worldwide fails to impress Simon Cowell with ‘boring’ performance as they kick off the latest BGT live semi-finals Six places in the final have already been filled and Thursday night’s Britain’s Got Talent saw more hopeful try and claim a spot in Sunday’s line-up.

The live semi-finals week continued with free runner dance group, OK Worldwide taking to the stage with a fun-filled performance.

Performing a variety of tricks and moves, the group jumped and rolled their way across the stage as the crowd cheered them on.

Chilling; The live semi-finals week continued with free runner dance group, OK Worldwide taking to the stage with a fun-filled performance Once the performance was over

Details so far are fairly scant, but one certainly jumps out: The asking price is $100 million -“very optimistic,” the Los Angeles Times is told by one Randall Bell, a “specialist in evaluating stigmatized properties.”

“It’s hard to get by the fact that Neverland is closely associated with child molestation,” Bell tells the Times. (Indeed, a fascinating Times story during Jackson’s 2005 trial was headlined “Neverland: Paradise or Trap?” and characterized the ranch as “a shrine to innocence or a shortcut to depravity.”)

The county assesses it at about $30 million.

Jackson created Neverland from what was once known as Sycamore Valley Ranch — the name that it has resumed, according to the listing agents.

He lost control of it amid financial problems not long before his 2009 death.

Its 2,700-odd acres lie outside Santa Barbara in Los Olivos, California. The six-bedroom main

house has about 12,000 square feet of living space; there are also about 20 other buildings on the property, listing agent Suzanne Perkins told the Wall Street Journal.

Sycamore Valley Ranch was built in 1981 by developer William Bone, who is known especially for his golf course properties.

He sold it to Jackson in 1988 for $19.5 million.

Jackson is said to have put upward of $30 million into Neverland improvements, including an amusement park, a train, animal menageries and more. Most of those additions are gone now -- though the Journal notes without elaborating that “there is currently a llama on the property.”

Investment firm Colony Capital, led by Tom Barrack, bought out the $23 million mortgage in 2008 when foreclosure threatened Jackson. Colony and Jackson formed what was intended to be a joint business venture, but he died the next year at age 50.

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It’s Colony that is now selling Neverland.

“Our seller is not encouraging a lot of showings,” listing agent Jeff Hyland told the Journal, and his colleague Suzanne Perkins concurred: “We’re not going to be giving tours.”

Time magazine says that “the person selling the ranch is specifically looking for a buyer who doesn’t plan to turn the place into a museum for the singer,” but Yahoo Homes was not able to confirm or corroborate Time’s claim.

Yahoo Homes could not reach Hyland or Perkins for comment; their offices instead referred us to a public relations firm, which said that no one would be commenting on the story.

However, we did reach the third listing agent, Harry Kolb of Sotheby’s, who -- when we mentioned that he must be deluged with media interest -acknowledged with a laugh, “It’s a wonderful storm.

‘It’s so f****** weird, they ’ve even got my lazy eye’:

David Walliams kicked off the feedback saying: ‘That was like a giant bouncy castle, brilliant fun.

Amazing energy and I love how you infuse all the things you do into a brilliant routine.’

Alesha Dixon added: ‘I really like you, if I’m being truthful it didn’t blow me away like you first audition.’

Amanda Holden agreed saying: ‘I agree and it was beautifully choreographed, but it felt like it has less of an impact on us.’

Simon concluded: ‘I am completely underwhelmed, it was like guys on a bouncy castle.

‘I thought it was a bit boring, you got it a bit wrong at the end. I don’t know who came up with the bouncy castle idea but it was a stupid idea.’

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Ed Sheeran can’t resist taking a selfie comes with his impressive wax figure at Madame Tussauds New York Ed Sheeran seemed very happy with the results of his Madame Tussauds waxwork as it was unveiled on Thursday afternoon.

The British singer was on hand to present the figure in New York as he came face-to-face with his double in front of select media.

Speaking before the waxwork was revealed he explained the creation process saying: ‘They put you in grey underwear and a grey vest and you stand there for two hours as strangers poke you.’

He added: ‘I’m excited for my parents to see it. I think it’ll be quite weird for me but I think for my parents to see what they created’. When he finally saw the figure, he exclaimed: ‘It’s so f****** weird.

They’ve even got my lazy eye in, it’s kind of pointing that way.’

The singer couldn’t help but whack out his phone in order to take a selfie with the waxwork, which was clothed and carrying a guitar donating by Ed himself.

Sharing the snap on Instagram afterwards, he captioned the picture saying: ‘Met my waxwork at Madame Tussaud, he didn’t say much but he’s got a bulge so it’s all good.’

Earlier in the day, Ed tagged along on a lunch date with Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris and it was a thoroughly British affair as the trio headed to English pub The Spotted Pig in West Village.

The threesome were seen heading into the restaurant together with Sheeran, 24, walking a few steps behind the couple.

The English crooner could be seen in a plaid shirt and black jeans with his trademark ginger locks slightly ruffled and plenty of stubble.

Earlier this month, Thinking Out Loud singer Sheeran had nothing but praise for the Bounce hit maker as he talked to ZM Online backstage at his show in Auckland, New Zealand.

‘He’s a really nice guy.

Really, really nice guy,’ he said, adding: ‘There are certain people that are just nice people in the industry.’

‘I met him maybe a year ago,’ he continued, once again adding that Taylor’s new man was a ‘really, really good guy.’

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At 19 Capone married an Irish Catholic Mae Coughlin; then under 21 his parents had to give their permission. Johnny Torrio had left for Chicago to run a brothel business for his boss Big Jim Colosimo. In 1919 shortly after marrying, Capone also moved to Chicago to assist Torrio. Big Jim was soon killed (allegedly by Capone), with Johnny taking over.

Prohibition started in 1920 giving new opportunities for Capone and his boss. Chicago, on the edge of Lake Michigan (and Canadian border) made it easy to import Canadian whiskey. Only a day’s drive away are New York and Atlantic City so Rum and Scotch whisky were smuggled in. Two of Al’s brothers worked for him, Ralph ran his beer brewing and bottling business, Frank was sharp suited like Al with a reputation for violence and was his enforcer. By chance a third brother James became a prohibition

RENEWAL OF EUROPEAN DRIVING LICENSES EU driving licenses are valid for driving throughout the Spanish territory. The renewal of EU driving licenses requires the holder to undergo psychometric aptitude tests and be legally resident in Spain.

WHO NEEDS TO RENEW? The latest EU Directive 2006/126/CE states that holders of EU driving licenses that have expired or are about to expire need to renew their license.

Holders of EU driving licenses that are valid indefinitely or for more than 15 years for Group 1 (AM, A1, A2, A, B & BE) or valid for 5 years or more for Group 2 (BTP, C1, C1E, C, CE, D1, D1E, D, DE) need to renew their license providing they have been legally resident in Spain for 2 years since 19th January 2013.

TWO EXAMPLES EU license holders that are valid indefinitely or for more than 15 years, who are legally resident in Spain before or up to 19th January 2013, should renew their driving license from 19th January 2015.

EU license holders that are valid indefinitely or for more than 15 years, who are legally resident in Spain since 6th June 2014, should renew their driving license from 6th June 2016.

HOW TO RENEW This can be done in the local

office of the Spanish Traffic Department, by calling 060 and making an appointment, or online at www.dgt.es DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED • Official application form (available from local Spanish Traffic Dept. or download from www.dgt.es) • Proof of identity and residency • EU driving license.

Original and a photocopy • Results from psychometric aptitude tests from recognised and authorised centre • A recent photograph 32mm x 26mm IN THE INTERESTS OF ROAD SAFETY These procedures have been implemented to comply with driving license regulations (Directive 2006/126/CE) in an effort to help increase road safety in general. Countries of the European Union have a single driving license for all 28 members, in a drive to harmonise the more than 110 different types of driving licenses currently in circulation.

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agent, In 1923 the new mayor of Chicago started to clean up the city; Torrio sent Al and his brother Frank to a suburb called Cicero were they infiltrated the Republican run council putting the leader Klenha and others on the mob payroll, then it was easy to transfer brothels, gambling dens and speakeasies to the area.

Al appointed Frank as council liaison, so when in 1924 the Democrats tried to win local elections Frank had men armed with machine guns and shotguns at polling booths to ensure locals ‘voted right.’ In response Chicago Police sent plain clothes reinforcements. Al and Frank mistook the policemen as rival gang members and a shootout ensued leaving Frank dead. Al was heartbroken at the loss of his brother and retaliated by kidnapping officials killing one of them and stealing ballot boxes ensuring Klenha won again.

Torrio retired and returned to Italy after a failed assassination attempt; leaving the business to Capone. By this time even the new Mayor of Chicago was being bribed and Capone’s businesses were turning over a $100 million a year. Capone courted the press and was often photographed at restaurants and the opera. He was a philanthropist too setting up soup kitchens during the Great Depression

and gave lots of money to charity.

Once after a failed attempt on his life had resulted in the injury of a mother and son, he paid their hospital bills.

Strangely the police never had enough evidence to convict Capone on any charges. He used cash for everything to avoid a paper trail but after buying and renovating a mansion in Florida the government used that as evidence to jail him for 9 years in 1931 for tax evasion. Capone almost got away with it but his plan to bribe the jury was discovered and the jurors were switched at the last moment. Capone bought special privileges whilst inside at first but then got transferred to a new prison - Alcatraz.

Here he couldn’t communicate with his gang and with prohibition ending in 1935 business dried up.

Capone suffered from syphilis and was released in 1939 to Florida a very sick man. The disease attacked his brain leaving him with a mental age of a child. He died quietly at home surrounded by family in 1947 aged just 48!

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IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN!!!

Now is the time to get ready for the rush of summer visitors that put money in your bank to help pay for the up keep of your holiday homes!

So many people do not understand if they rent their properties out they need to keep it in good order – yes that may mean painting, gardening, replacing kitchen equipment, linen, towels, furniture, sofas that are tired or uncomfortable and not forgetting the sagging mattresses.

You have to view this project of yours as a business. Take a good look at your property and say “Would I want to pay good money, my hard earned holiday money for this place?” Take into consideration that there are hundreds of properties to rent. This is your chance to impress your guests and get repeat bookings. So if your property is not up to the right standard, DO something about it!!

One of the most common complaints that we hear all the time in the shop is that holiday clients have a bad back or can´t sleep because of a lumpy, sagging mattress. Your holiday clients are here to relax, so if the bed frame squeaks please change it! No-one wants the Out Laws or kids knowing what is occurring in the bedroom (which is part of a holiday, relaxed and away from the worries of home) don´t forget the teenagers who find it all very gross – so no street cred there then!!

The next common complaint is that there is not enough patio furniture to enjoy the outdoor life in the sun (which is one of the main reasons they are in Spain after all).

Ideally your guests would like a quality patio set, outdoor dining table and chairs, comfortable seating and the all important parasol to offer a little shade from the sun. And if you have advertised that your holiday home is for 6 people, then guests

rightly expect that there will be a sun lounger for each person to while away the hours around the pool.

So, you have sorted out the mattresses, beds and outdoor areas. Now it is time to look at your sofas. Do they need replacing or do they need a good clean?

Even if you can´t afford replace the sofas then make sure that they are clean. Most sofas have removable covers that can be washed, so put in the machine at your lowest temperature and spin. Take out of machine and put back the fillings and dry on terrace. Doing it this way it is easier to put the fillings back in the damp covers as the material is more pliable and best part is no ironing required. For the base of the sofas use a little washing up liquid in warm water and sponge down the bases Finally sponge down again with clear, warm water. Leave doors and windows open to dry, or if you can take the sofa outside to dry. Job done.

Feeling proud of yourselves now? We are not finished yet! Here are a few more hints to make your property stand out

from the crowd.

• do the curtains need washing? If so have a Spring clean!

• No curtains? Get some, as bare windows make the place look unfinished.

• Do the sofas need a bit of colour with some cushions? Buy some.

• Get a few pictures or mirrors on the walls to add interest.

• If throws or bedspreads seen better days, brighten then up with a wash. Or if you have the budget, invest in some new ones.

• Give your property a friendly, homely feel which gives a welcome “glad you are here” to your clients.

Remember every client has access to a very large network of potential NEW clients for you for this year and following years? If you don’t invest in your holiday property, then you have just missed an opportunity for your best form of advertising. - word of mouth! So friends, family, probably two lots of work colleagues, chats with other Mum’s at the school gates and other social events.

Ouch! That hurts your bank balance.

If you have a good rental agent they will tell you when things need to be replaced.

Keeping properties in good order means they can get more rentals every year for you. Listen to your agent, they know your competition and they will be able to advise you on how to maximise your letting potential and compete with other rental homes in the area. After all, they don’t want complaints that are going to affect their reputation! Let’s face it, if you keep your property up to standard , when you stay in it yourselves you will also have a better holiday as you will be comfortable and will want come to Spain more often for your breaks.

It might sound like a lot of work, but if you want to maximise your rental income then it has to be done. But the good news is that if you keep things up to date and fit out your holiday home properly, the list of jobs is never as big.

Enjoy your property in the sun with the good life of Spain as well.

Written by Chris from Furniture Plus

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LOOKING TO BUY OR RENT? FIND YOUR DREAM HOME INSIDE! Home Mortgages Rose 19.7% in March The number of new mortgages constituted on homes listed in the property registers reached a total of 19,806 in March, which represents a 19.7% increase over the same month in 2014, according to data published by the National Statistics Institute earlier this week, relating to transactions carried out in previous months.

With March’s year-on-year increase, home mortgages in Spain accumulated ten consecutive months of double digit increases. However, the increase registered in March is almost ten points less than that recorded in February, when the signing of new mortgages on homes rose by 29.2%.

The average value of the mortgages constituted on homes reached 101,989 euros in the third month of the year, representing a rise of 0.3% over the same month of 2014, while the capital loaned for these mortgages increased by 20.1% yearon-year, to over 2,019 million euros.

Month-on-month (March over February), the number of home mortgages fell by 7%, compared to an increase of 0.4% recorded a year earlier, while the capital loaned decreased by 13.4%, in contrast with the monthly decline of 1.1% recorded in March 2014.

Europa Press reported that, in the first quarter of the year, the signing of new mortgages on homes accumulated an increase of 22.9% over the same period of 2014, with

increases of 27.4% in the capital loaned, and 3.7% in the average mortgage value.

Spanish Government Approves New PIVE Plan

The regions which recorded the greatest number of mortgages constituted on housing in March were Madrid (3,794), Andalucía (3,397) and Catalonia (3,229), while the regions which registered the highest year-on-year increases in home mortgages were Cantabria (+78.9%), Navarra (+64.8%) and Madrid (+38.6%).

Moreover, the regions where most capital was loaned for the constitution of home mortgages were Madrid (517.9 million euros), Catalonia (377.4 million) and Andalucía (291.5 million euros).

Month-on-month, the regions where the number of new mortgages on homes increased most were Navarra (+47.5%), the Canary Islands (+34.8%) and Cantabria (+14.9%), while the largest decreases were registered in the Basque Country (-37%) and Andalucía (-15.7%). keyero.com

The Spanish Government’s Council of Ministers last week approved a Royal Decree renewing the Efficient Vehicle Incentive Programme, PIVE 8 Plan, following the success of the previous versions of the plan, and the resulting positive effect on the Spanish economy and the environment. The new plan, which is the last of the series, has a provision of 225 million euros.

and a reduction in CO2 of some 850,000 tonnes. As published on the Government website, La Moncloa, Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría also stressed that these PIVE plans have allowed the market to accumulate 19 consecutive months of growth and a 30.5% increase in new car registrations in the month of March. In 2014, close to 1 million new vehicles were registered in Spain.

The Vice-President of the Government, Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría, highlighted the fact that once the eighth round of the plan has concluded, some 1,185,000 old vehicles will have been replaced by new ones. Moreover, an annual saving of 412 million litres of fuel will have been made, which means the importation of some 2.5 million barrels less of petrol per annum,

The PIVE 8 Plan maintains the main characteristics of the previous plan, although one new feature is that the beneficiary will obtain a subsidy of 750 euros provided by the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism, and another 750 euros from the car manufacturer or dealership. keyero

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June 2015

Climate and Water Quality

ABOUT SAN JAVIER

San Javier is a town situated next to the Mar Menor (little sea), the biggest salt lake in Europe, possessing a natural beauty and an incomparable weather. Spring is a permanent season in San Javier.

San Javier is also home to some of the most beautiful beaches in Spain, both on the Mar Menor coastline and on the Mediterranean one, and its two villages Santiago de la Ribera and La Manga del Menor are a paradise for leisure and water sports.

If, in addition of all the services and the natural beauty of the town, you share with us the marvellous evenings at the Jazz Festival, you can be sure that you will never forget your visit in San Javier.

History Only a few shepherds and fishermen lived on the shores marmenorenses when Alfonso X conquered the kingdom of Murcia in the thirteenth century (the frequent incursions of Barbary pirates discouraged regular status and only after the conquest of Granada there was a slow and late recruitment ). Then the council depended Albohera Murcia.

The climate is mild and privileged. So much so that has always talked about the constant spring of Mar Menor.

Enjoying the, conducive to enjoy a sunny calm, and the more mild summers along the Mediterranean coast, thanks to the gentle breezes of Levante warmer winters of the peninsula. The average annual temperature is 17 ° C, and monthly averages of June, July, August and September are above 21 ° C. The winter is very mild, because the average temperatures of the cold months do not descend 10 ° C. Another important characteristic is the low rainfall, with less than 300 lm2. per year. The dryness is key here, especially for its 320 days and 3,000 hours of sunshine annually.

Brief details of these that lead to the privilege of savoring a climate of gods, and are a tourist attraction, becoming the Mar Menor an ideal vacation spot throughout the year. The water temperature is closely related to atmospheric temperature, as befits a relatively small body of water for the operating s c a l e atmospheric processes.

T h i s circumstance makes the t h e r m a l

inertia of the lake is less than the Mediterranean. In the colder months the water temperature is around the 1 ° C while in August arrives be 30 ° C. In certain areas of the banks due to the limited depth can be registered temperatures of 8 ° C and up to 36 ° C in summer. Furthermore the spatial distribution of lagua is uniform, the differences between the different zones 1-2 ° C below.The salinity of the water ranges between 42 and 47 0/00 0/00 versus 0/00 36-38 Mediterranean.

Throughout the year are somewhat higher minimum values in ​​ January to May and from September to October.

Overall salinity values grandiante ​​ muestrar a positive light from north to south and from the surface to the bottom.

High temperatures and low rainfall, coupled with the absence of permanent freshwater input causes the lagoon is in a deficit that is offset by the entry of water from the Mediterranean, resulting in the Mar Menor It behaves like a trough concentration. They are very easy to spot these tickets Mediterranean water in the mouths of the ruffs by their different temperature and salinity. The trade regime of the Mediterranean Mar Menor is determined mainly by the difference in water level relative to each other. Wind, evaporation and precipitation, influence the exchange increased or decreased. The lagoon waters encuentrar always well oxygenated and nutrient levels are low.

In 1266 Alfonso X ordered the residents of Murcia could be forced to help the farmers and fishermen of the coast when knowledge has a Moorish disembarkation., The assaulted sent smoke signals from the watch towers that lined This enclave grouped the inhabitants of villages up to Murcia ( the tower of the church of Santa scattered and absorbed the capital of the district, Catalina was ultimately responsible for warning its City Council under the provisions of the Cortes of Cadiz. the population).

Incentives and exemptions from the reign of When in the early eighteenth century declined Alfonso X raised the acceptance of some nobles raids of Turkish and Algerian pirates, urban and gentlemen of arms Aragon, Catalonia and settlement became more stable. Demographic Murcia to settle in the region and dispersed into trends and economic resources of the region small villages that still retain its name or as a place made possible that, under the Cortes of Cadiz, San name of the town : Pacheco Roldan, Pagan, etc. Javier was constituted in independent municipality on September 16, 1836. In 1888, around the Also, under these nuclei hermitages in the early hermitage of Santiago, was established on new eighteenth century they led to the consolidation hamlet of La Ribera. of villages like San Javier, next to a road junction near the Herculean Roman road passing through Santiago de la Ribera was founded in 1888 at the behest of Fray José María Barnuevo Rodrigo the vicinity of built cabezo Gordo.

Villamayor, Knight of the Military Order of The name comes from the influence on these Santiago, who, from the estate of his property, lands had the virtue and heroism of the Apostle Torre Minguez, conceptualized, an excellent and of East St. Francis Xavier, patron of Tourism, since modern way to its time (XIX century), the urban San Javier has the range of activities more these lands were repopulated, in times of Alfonso layout of a part of the farm, ordering him in a grid. culturally Relevant to the Region of Murcia.

X the Wise, by people coming from Navarra and A great number of exhibitions of all kinds are held Aragon, basically.

THROUGHOUT the year, add drama, concerts.

The excellent facilities we have: exhibit halls, meeting rooms, and the magnificent Auditorio Municipal Parque Almansa make it possible.

Culture

In summer, San Javier Becomes the cultural capital of the whole area. San Javier Festivals: Jazz and Theater and Dance, cluster around three months to the Most Outstanding national and international performing arts.

We find the best voices, Between December and June, the festival of Soul Music, a monthly concert series featuring the best in the music scene worldwide.

Another interesting displays culture We have in July, the National Folk Festival, in Addition to the finery of the Auditorium, perform actions on the beaches of Santiago de la Ribera and La Manga del Mar Menor.

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Spanish property market recovery fastest in the Balearic Islands

The Spanish Balearic Islands, which reported some of the lowest house price falls in Spain during the six year economic downturn, is now experiencing the fastest and highest rises in the country.

The strong property market is being supported by a healthy tourism sector and a multi-national house buying population, according to Alejandra Vanoli, managing director of Mallorca Sotheby’s International Realty.

She pointed out that Calvia alone has 19,000 non-Spanish residents from 100 different countries and this year the firm is selling more houses than ever.

In Ibiza it is a similar story. According to Glynn Evans, the firm’s managing director in Ibiza the international buyers are attracted by exciting culinary business ventures from multi-Michelin starred chefs, supercar and powerboat championships, 70 metre plus berths for the finest private mega yachts and several new five star hotels.

On top of this, at the end of April, the Bank of Spain confidently declared an end to the property crisis. José Luis Malo de Molina, said that ‘the adjustment in the housing sector, in principle, is complete’ and ‘the process of price adjustment, in principle, has already bottomed out’.

The mortgage market is also well into recovery. Data from Spain’s National Institute of Statistics show that property loans in the Balearics, for example, were up 36.2% in February 2015 over the previous year, above the national average

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of 29.2%. Meanwhile, the Spanish rental sector is also improving. Average rents increased by 0.2% in April, compared to the previous month, to €6.98 per square meter per month, according to the data from property portal Fotocasa, and year on year they increased by 1%.

‘In the last few months we have gone from registering widespread declines in home rental prices, to registering increases in every region except one.

Rental prices, therefore, are starting to increase in most of the country,’ the Fotocasa report said.

But rents are still down 31.1% since the peak of the rental market in May 2007 when it was €10.12 per square meter per month and all regions have seen serious declines since the peaks before the economic downturn.

Rental prices have fallen the most in Aragon with a decline of 41.9%, are down 37.8% in Cantabria, down 36.5% in Valencia, down 35.9% in Castilla-LaMancha, down 34.8% in Murcia, down 30.5% in Rioja, down 30% in Asturias and down 29.5% in Andalucia, since the peak of the market.

However, prices increased in April month on month in all regions except in Castilla-La Mancha where they fell by 0.1%. Rental prices increased the most in La Rioja with growth of 4.2%, they increase by 3% in the Balearic Islands, and by 0.9% in Madrid propertywire.com

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In the event of a property on which payments are outstanding being sold, the new owner is responsible for up to three years’ past payments plus the year in progress being made. If the monthly payments reach 150€, there can therefore be a debt of over 6,000 euros.

Now, however, the notaries will have automatic access to the records kept by the official College of Property Administrators, enabling them to see the state of the accounts during the signing of the deeds. This will probably lead to some hurried renegotiations in order to allow the sale to go through, but the bottom line is that it will save solicitors some work and provide an extra guarantee for those purchasing homes in Spain.

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Outstanding mortgages and other charges will normally be revealed by the Nota Simple from the property registry office, but another kind of debt concerns neighbours’ community payments. These can often consist of a significant amount, especially if the community has lift or communal swimming pool maintenance costs, but inevitably sometimes owners

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Rule 1: Catch dust while it’s airborne Because dust is first suspended in the air, it makes sense to use air to transport it for disposal. A wet–dry shop vacuum will take care of most of it. For example, hook a Dust Deputy cyclone collector ($100) to work with any vac and you create an efficient two-stage dust collector that mimics what industrial wood shops use. The funnelshaped Deputy swirls wood chips and dust like water going down the drain, collecting them in the bottom of the tank—the first stage. The remaining fine particles continue to the shop vacuum and its air filter.

Rule 2: Be inventive Poke around woodworking-supply websites and you see all kinds of adapters, hoses, and shrouds to hook up to your equipment. That’s how we found the dust-trapping ChopShop Saw Hood from FastCap ($142, fastcap.com).

Sawdust flies against the slippery back of the hood and falls by gravity into a spare cardboard box. Mission accomplished.

If you prefer a home-brewed solution, make a hood out of plywood, particleboard, or sheet metal. Lumberyards did this all the time at the height of the radial-arm-saw era.

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he blamed “the obsession of some institutional representatives who insist on unreasonable solutions and are being indifferent to the democratic result of recent Greek elections”.

both sides from senior European officials. Klaus Regling, managing director of the European Stability Mechanism, the eurozone’s financial rescue fund, warned: “If the Greek government refuses to engage in the reform process, it is playing with the future of the country. The risk is then great that past sacrifices will have been in vain.

The debt-laden nation must pay back €304m (£218m) in loans due to the International Monetary Fund on Friday, but is struggling to reach a deal with the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the IMF needed to unlock €7.2bn in vital funds due under its second bailout in 2012.

Jose Manuel Barroso, who held the presidency of the European Commission for a decade, added that politicians had taken “too long” to find a solution. He told the BBC: “Sometimes I get the impression that people are waiting for an accident so that they can really focus [on] avoiding a bigger disaster. It’s too long, this time that has been taken to find a solution. I believe it’s important now to find that solution.”

According to Greece’s Economy Minister, George Stathakis, the state will be able to scrape together enough funds to meet Friday’s IMF payment, although a total of €1.6bn is due by the end of the month, when Greece – led by left- the bailout programme expires. wing Syriza since its Even if Athens passes that hurdle, it will almost January election win – is refusing to give ground certainly fail to make €3.5bn of interest payments due on the pension cuts and on Greek bonds held by the ECB on 20 July. labour market reform The uncertainty has tipped Greece’s devastated demanded by creditors in economy back into recession, while fears over default order to release the funds, and a potential “Grexit” from the euro have prompted scotching hopes that a savers to pull cash out of the nation’s banks, which are deal might be reached being propped up by emergency support from the ECB. over the weekend. Tsipras Households and businesses pulled out nearly €5bn in held a conference call April amid worries that euro-denominated savings could last night with German be forcibly converted into vastly cheaper drachmas.

Chancellor Angela Merkel Deposits could also be seized to recapitalise banks in a and French President rescue akin to the “bail-in” of Cypriot banks two years François Hollande over the ago, savers fear. impasse. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis – recently The Barclays analyst Michael Gapen expects Syriza sidelined by Tsipras – meanwhile denied speculation to back down rather than risking the nuclear scenario that he would quit, tweeting that “rumours of my of default. He said: “Without an agreement, Greece impending resignation are (for the umpteenth time) could descend into what would effectively be an ‘exit’ grossly premature”. from the euro area, where defaults and capital controls But the glacial pace of the negotiations drew fire on become a permanent feature.”

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¿Por qué?

Why does Alqueria have a stable population? Stable, at least in terms of numbers. Stability is not a word one would apply to the mental state of the residents. Psychiatrists have written books, given after dinner speeches and generally ‘grown fat’ on the collective dysfunctional psyche of Alqueria’s population.

The question could be better put, thus.

“Why do people live there?”.

Alqueria was rebuilt in a valley below the Sierra Alhamilla during Spain’s Muslim years. The Valley suffers mysterious temperature inversions due to complex climatic aberrations. The Village can be superheated, in the high forties centigrade and then within an hour the unfortunate residents of Alqueria shiver as the mercury plummets.

Strange mists occur for no apparent reason, green, smelly and worryingly sticky. Where they come from, why they linger and where they go to are mysteries, unfathomable even to the most gifted meteorologists. They cause respiratory problems, aggravate the eye’s cornea and for some inexplicable reason can cause the bowels to become autonomous.

Perhaps the most baffling atmospheric phenomenon affecting Alqueria is its smell.

‘The Alquerian Pong’ as it has be dubbed by observers is omnipresent. It infiltrates the highways and byways of the Pueblo.

It pollutes sealed rooms, refrigerators and the glove-compartments of cars. It is always there. Alqueria does however have bad drains. The result of an early botched attempt by Roman engineers to bring sanitation to this backwater but ‘The Pong’ is a different kind of odour. A cross between Nigora Goat pheromones and very ripe

Stilton cheese is perhaps the best description f o r something that tries very hard to defy description.

The people themselves are continually at each other’s throats. The two barrios comprising the Village hate each other will a will. Riots, civil unrest and general mischief is a daily occurrence and is very debilitating for the infrastructure and the tempers of Alqueria.

Disowned by the Spanish Government after being somehow bypassed by the Christian Reconquest, perhaps on purpose, Alqueria became a stateless village. Declaring a republic they now fend for themselves. The only income is from their Remitroot crop. Alqueria being the only place where soil conditions are right for this remarkable plant to grow.

They make their own laws, choose not to collect any form of taxation and govern by referendum.

So to return to the original question. Why do people continue to live in this seemingly hostile environment and put their financial faith in the vagaries of the Remitroot growing season? Perhaps John Milton had the answer when he wrote. “Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven”

LEGAL CORNER

WITH MICHAEL DAVIES, ABOGADO/SOLICITOR If you wish us to print an article about a particular topic, please e-mail info@daviessolicitors.com www.daviessolicitors.com ALZHEIMER AND THE LAW Question

My wife has just recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer decease. It is at an early stage, but I would like to know if there is anything we should be doing from a legal point of view while she is still of able mind.

(The original question was much longer with a lot more detail and involving other matters also. With the clients permission we have prepared this abbreviated version.)

A. We would recommend that your wife issues you with a Spanish enduring power of attorney. (This is quick, easy and even though it could vary depending on the solicitor it will not cost you more than 300 euro). We have a booklet on the different types of powers of attorney you can sign in these circumstances. Simply request it by e-mail and we will post or e-mail it to you free of charge.

Unlike in the UK this can only be issued while your wife understands what she is doing. If it was required later on a much more complicated procedure would be required using the local courts (this is an expensive and long procedure).

The power of attorney is necessary because the moment she is no longer of able mind you will be able to handle her accounts, sell the property, etc while if this has not been done her accounts can not be touched , you can not sell a jointly owned

property etc. etc.

The one thing she can not issue you with power of attorney for is for signing a new will, which is why we would recommend that you take a good look at her will to make sure that it is correct as she will not be able to modify it in any way the moments she no longer understands what she is doing. Make sure that it complies with the New Directive 650/2012 , that the beneficiaries are those she wishes , that you are comfortable with the named executor etc. etc. Remember when she is no longer of able mind the will can not be changed under any circumstance .I would look at your own will also, as if you have left everything to your wife you may wish to change this in favour of perhaps one of your children.In the UK. I would also recommend that you put things in motion to obtain a full enduring power of attorney. The forms can be downloaded from the internet and you can start things off by post. In the UK this can also be done after she is no longer of able mind, but there is no harm in doing it beforehand.

We would strongly recommend a visit to your solicitor to discuss your situation in particular and to address at least the matters explained above.

Michael Davies is a Spanish Abogado and has been practicing law in Almería since 1993. He is member of the Law societies of Almería and Madrid and has offices in Mojacar and Almeria High Street.

A Furry Octopus

Mr Tommy Fluffypants had to go to the vet to have his rabies jab and be chipped. We were all organised, with the cat flap blocked off by a 9 litre bottle of water, and the box on the kitchen table.

Tommy was reclining with all the indolence of a Roman Emperor on one of our 4 kitchen chairs. I picked him up, but as my hands closed around his little body he slithered eel-like through my grasp. However, I reacted quickly enough to catch hold of his magnificent fluffy tail, and for a second we both pulled, putting the integrity of that tail in extreme jeopardy, but I prevailed, and reeled him in.

I gathered all his legs together, rounded him into a furry ball, and propelled him headfirst into the box.

But….as he was about to pass through the doorway he managed to free an arm, and stick it out at right angles. I recaptured the arm, but a leg had appeared. No sooner had I captured the leg than another arm materialised. I grabbed both arms and both legs, but he stretched his head up, so that I couldn’t get him in without decapitating him.

I had his arms in one hand, his legs in the other. I let go of his legs to push his head through, reckoning that if I got his front half in the back half might follow. He braced his liberated legs against the doorway, slid backwards straight through my hands, shouldered the bottle of water aside, and broke for freedom.

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Now all we had to do was close the box without trapping any part of Tommy in the catches. He bucked and wriggled; I could close the box, but not with his arms, legs and tail intact, and eventually he managed to get enough of himself out of the box to effect a second and final escape past the water bottle and into the garden.

We made another appointment and borrowed Nancy’s box, the top of which is a lid with a simple but secure catch.

Does anyone know where I can buy such a box locally?

Famed Spanish folk singer Pantoja leaves jail for family visit Famed Spanish folk singer Isabel Pantoja has been let out of prison for four days after completing part of her two-year sentence for money laundering.

The 58-year-old smiled and waved to fans and journalists Monday as she left the Alcala de Guadiara jail in Seville province Monday with her brother.

The fixture in Spain’s gossip magazines and TV shows qualified for the pass to visit relatives but must return to jail later this week. Pantoja was convicted of laundering money for Julian Munoz, a

former boyfriend and mayor of the resort city Marbella.

She was previously married to the famous bullfighter Francisco “Paquirri” Rivera, who died in the bullring in 1984.

Munoz was sentenced to seven years in the scheme of providing building permits in Marbella in return for bribes.

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Cherry tomato, marinated feta Grilled feta chicken with roast and basil skewers cherry tomatoes and roast potatoes

A little tomato and feta skewer makes an eas y veg nibble that fits in at any buffet party. etarian

Ingredients:

350g/12oz feta (enough to make 40 squares) 120ml/4fl oz extra virgin olive oil 1 unwaxed lemon, zest only 2 tsp freshly chopped oregano 1 tsp cracked black pepper 40 cherry tomatoes large bunch of basil 40 long skewers

For the grilled chicken 1 chicken breast dash olive oil salt and freshly ground black pepper 85g/3oz feta cheese, crumbled 1 sprig fresh thyme,

Method:

Cut the feta into 40 even squares and place in a bowl. Pour over the olive oil; add the lemon zest, oregano and cracked black pepper. Leave to marinate for at least 2 hours or preferably overnight.

To assemble, take a skewer and plac e a cherry tomato first, follow with a cube of the feta. You could prepare the skewers to this stage in advance, just keep refrigerated.

Finish each one with a basil leaf. Skew er one tip of the leaf then the other tip so it looks like a little sail.

Repeat until you have forty skewers.

Baked pear with mint, feta and honey

Ingredients: chopped

1 slice ciabatta, toasted For the balsamic roast cherry tomatoes 85g/3oz cherry

tomatoes on the vine dash olive oil dash balsamic vinegar For the roast potatoes 2 new potatoes, halved dash olive oil

Method:

Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.

2.For the chicken, heat a griddle pan. Rub olive oil onto the chicken breast, season with salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste, and then place in the griddle pan skin-side-down for 4-5 minutes, or until golden. Turn over, top with the feta cheese and thyme and season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Place on a baking tray, transfer to the oven and bake for eight minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through. Place the chicken breast on a slice of toasted ciabatta.

3.For the roasted cherry tomatoes, place the tomatoes on a baking sheet, drizzle over the olive oil and roast for ten minutes. Add the balsamic vinegar and roast for a further 2-3 minutes.

4.For the roast potatoes, boil the potatoes in boiling salted water for ten minutes, or until softened, and drain. Heat a little olive oil in a frying pan and fry until golden.

5.To serve, place the chicken onto a serving plate, top with the roasted cherry tomatoes and serve the roasted potatoes on the side.

Ingredients: 1 pear, cored, topped and tailed, thickly sliced 55g/2oz feta, crumbled

olive oil 1 tbsp honey fresh mint sprig, to garnish

Method:

1.Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.

2.Place the pear slices onto a baking sheet, top with the feta and drizzle with olive oil. Place into the oven to bake for 6-8 minutes, or until tender and golden-brown.

3.Remove the pears from the oven, transfer onto a serving plate and drizzle over the honey. Garnish with the mint sprig, and serve.

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Lamb skewers with Turkish salad These lamb skewers are full of flavour and cooked in no time. Serve with a zingy Turkish salad for a filling lunch.

Ingredients: 740g/1lb 10oz lamb fillet, trimmed and cubed 1 tsp olive oil 1 tsp dried oregano 1 lemon, finely grated rind only ½ tsp ground paprika 4 wholemeal pitta breads salt and freshly ground black pepper For the Turkish salad 1 small cucumber, deseeded and chopped 4 firm, ripe tomatoes, deseeded

and chopped 1 green pepper, cored, deseeded and chopped 1 small red onion, chopped 1 small bunch of mint, finely chopped 1 tbsp extra virgin rapeseed or olive oil 100g/3½oz reduced-fat feta cheese, diced 2 tbsp chopped parsley 1 lemon, juice only

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Spinach, feta and pine nut salad This salad is great with lamb, or just on its own. The vinegar cuts through the saltiness of the cheese, and the spinach and pine nuts are just a fantastic flavour combination.

Ingredients: 450g/1lb baby spinach 450g/1lb feta cheese, cut into chunks or cubed 8 tsp pine nuts, lightly toasted 1 red onion, sliced finely sherry vinegar, to taste light and fruity olive oil, to drizzle

Method:

1.Place the washed spinach with the feta, onion and pine nuts in a bowl. the 2.Sprinkle with sherry vinegar, then drizzle with the oil, which allows dressing to coat all the ingredients.

3.Serve alongside grilled lamb, chicken or just with some crusty bread.

Method:

1.Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4.

2.Rub the lamb with the olive oil, dried oregano, lemon rind, paprika, some salt and freshly ground black pepper. Thread on to 4 long or 8 short metal skewers and leave to marinate for at least 10 minutes. Preheat the grill to a hot setting.

3.For the salad, mix together the cucumber, tomatoes, pepper, onion, mint and oil in a large serving bowl and sprinkle over the feta and parsley. Stir in the lemon juice and season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Set aside.

4.Cook the lamb skewers under the grill for 5-10 minutes, or until cooked to the pinkness desired, turning occasionally. Remove from the grill and leave to rest for 2-3 minutes.

5.Meanwhile, wrap the pitta breads in foil and place in the oven for 5-8 minutes or until warm.

6.Arrange the lamb skewers on the pitta breads with the Turkish salad and serve

What is feta cheese?

Feta cheese is a rich and creamy soft cheese of Greece, authentically made of whole sheep’s milk, although many are now made with goat’s milk or a mixture of the two. It has been around for centuries, and hardly a Greek meal does not incorporate feta cheese in some manner. It is so popular in Greece that very little gets exported. In fact, most of the imported feta cheese comes from Italy Nowadays, many countries produce forms of feta cheese, including Australia, Denmark, Germany, and of course, the United States. However, modern-day, less robust versions may be made from cow’s milk, skimmed milk, or partially-skimmed milk.

Feta cheese is classified as a soft

cheese made of 45 to 60 percent fat whole sheep’s or goat’s milk. The better fetas are aged (but not ripened) 4 to 6 weeks, cured in a salty whey and brine.

Known as a pickled cheese, the flavor of feta becomes sharper and saltier with age. It is creamy white in color with small holes, a crumbly texture, and is normally found in square cakes with no rind.

Feta is prized in salads or eaten as a snack and has the added benefit of melting quickly in hot dishes such as in filling for spanakopita or stifado.

Unfortunately, due to the great demand for feta cheese in Greece and restrictions on unpasteurized milk, you will probably have difficulty finding the real thing outside of Greece. If you do find it, it will be pricey.

Most of us will have to suffer using

an inferior but still serviceable imitation.

Feta Cheese Selection and Storage The finest feta cheese should be purchased direct from its brine bath.

If it is pre-packaged, it should have some of the brine in the packaging to keep it moist. Feta cheese is best when eaten fresh, so always check the date. If you will not be consuming it immediately, store feta cheese in a brine or milk bath. The milk bath will reduce the saltiness and help keep the cheese moist and mild in flavor.

Properly stored in brine or milk and refrigerated, feta cheese will last up to 3 months. Feta cheese is not a candidate for freezing.

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n i g t h i n g i Spain f l l u B

"Corrida De Toros"

The survival of bullfighting is debatable.

There will always be supporters, and if the corrida is not banned by law (as happened in the case of fox hunting by hounds in Britain in November 2004), it will probably remain an attraction for a minority.

Despite the ban on fox hunting, aficionados inBritain have found various way of circumventing the law. See article in www.telegraph.co.uk Sometimes there are attempts to introduce bullfighting or a variation into countries where there is a tradition of animal sports e.g. into parts of western USA and Canada, where rodeos are still popular.

Periodic revival of popularity of bullfighting is possible owing to the charisma of certain matadors. In the late 50s and 60s the rivalry between Antonio Ordóñez and his flamboyant brother-in-law Luis Dominguín had spectators on the edge of their seats. In the 1960s, the “corrida” was dominated

by Manuel Benítez (El Cordobés), the first bullfighting star of the TV age and pop idol of his generation.

From the mid 70s Francisco Rivera (Paquirri) was the star. He was also a celebrity for marrying first Carmen Ordóñez, the daughter of the legendary Antonio Ordóñez, and later pop star Isabel Pantoja. He himself became a legend, however, when he died shortly after being gored in the in the ring in 1984. Television captured the bloody moment as Paqurri was tossed around like a doll. Shortly after, a cameraman from the public network (TVE) filmed Paquirri, calmly informing the attending doctor of where and how far the horn had penetrated his thigh. It was a film that was shown repeatedly on TV for months.

Ordóñez was the favourite "torero" of both Ernest Hemingway and the actor Orson Welles. Welles had his ashes buried in the Ordóñez 's family garden in Ronda, the spiritual home of modern bullfighting.

In the 1990s it was the turn of the charismatic Jesús Janeiro (Jesulín de Ubrique), a matador who also made his mark by attracting a large following of young women. In 1994 he filled Madrid`s main bullring for a "ladies only" night and was rewarded with a shower of lingerie for his showmanship.

The latest star is José Tomás who returned to the ring in June of 2007 after an absence of 5 years. The effect was electrifying as half empty arenas were filled and newspapers devoted entire pages to his exploits (even El País, Spain's left leaning and perhaps most prestigious newspaper, which had virtually eliminated bullfighting from its pages). His return started in Barcelona and was attended by aficionados and celebrities from all over Spain. Inside the plaza there was a capacity 19,000 crowd, outside about 5,000 protesters.

José Tomás has always been something of an enigma. Unlike previous matadors, he is said not to pray before a fight and doesn’t surround himself with images of saints or the Virgin Mary. Reluctant to give interviews, he is solemn and reflective, a far cry from the flamboyance and showmanship that has become part of the bullfighting

world. His upright style in the ring enthrals the purists who compare him to the legendary Manolete, by general consensus the greatest of all matadors.

Matadoras Bullfighting has popularly been viewed as a male pursuit, but in fact women bullfighters have appeared periodically in some form since the birth of modern bullfighting in the 18th century.

Opposition was always strong and the arguments against matadoras similar through the centuries: they degraded the bullfight; they threatened social stability; they were an affront to public decency and lowered moral standards; they should be at home and so on. The opposition came from moralists, purist aficionados and bullfighters themselves, many of whom threatened not to appear in the ring with a matadora.

Fans in general, on the other hand, were more accepting if the sale of tickets to corridas including matadoras was anything to go by. Still, there were periodic bans, and a long hiatus during the Franco dictatorship (1939-75).

Following a successful appeal against the ban in 1974, matadoras or señoritas toreras (as they were called) again made an appearance. The best known is Cristina Sánchez who took her alternativa (formal investiture in the presence of a veteran matador) in 1996 in Nimes, southern France. She retired 3 years later, however, asserting that she couldn't get top billing and that some bullfighters would not fight if she was on the programme.

In December 2009, the Catalan Parliament is to debate whether to introduce a law to ban bullfights in Catalonia. This follows a petition presented by over 180,000 to have the corridabanned. Nevertheless, the petition has provoked heated debated with some opponents accusing supporters of being anti-Spanish and

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Few topics generate more hea ted discussion than bullfighting. Adv ocates call it an art, opponents condem n it as cruel. There seems to be no roo m for compromise.

hypocritical (other activities involving bulls --e.g. chasing bulls through the streets, sometimes with flaming torches on their horns-- are not affected).

Supporters argue that the bulls should be protected under the laws that prohibit cruelty to animals; in addition, the corrida is cruel, and does not accord with the sensibilities of the 21st century.

July 2010. By a vote of 68 to 55, the Catalan parliament banned bullfighting in the region; the ban will take effect in January 2012. It happens that the ban was enacted shortly after the Spain's constitutional court had struck down parts of Catalonia's autonomy charter, including the right to call itself a "nation." As a result, many aficionados have viewed the decision by the Catalan deputies as "revenge" for their constitutional setback, especially since the local Catalan tradition ofcorrebous --a form of bull-baiting still popular in village fiestas of southern Catalonia-- was not prohibited. There is likely to be a large grain of truth in this, but at the same time animal rights activists --while deploring the mixing of nationalist politics and animal welfare-argue that this is but a growing trend in Spanish society. Interestingly, the neighbouring regional government of

Valencia (where Valenciano --a Catalan variant -- is co-official with Castilian) has protected bullfighting as part of its "cultural heritage."

July 31, 2011. Spain's socialist government has officially recognised bullfighting as an "artistic discipline and cultural product," a move that has infuriated animal rights activists while delighting aficionados.

September 17, 2011. The last bullfight in Barcelona is scheduled for September 25th. Included in the list of toreros is José Tomás.

September 2012. Following a decision by the ruling conservative party, Partido Popular (PP), bullfighting has now returned to the state run public television (TVE). A live bullfight was transmitted from Valladolid on Wednesday, September 5, the first transmission in six years, after it was banned by the socialist government of the day, the PSOE. Bullfighting was, afirmed the Prime Minister, Manuel Rajoy, a part of Spain's tradition. The decision was greeted with enthusiasm by bullfighting aficionados; not so by critics who see it as both cruel and an anachronism.

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50+ SOLOS

Is open to ladies and gentlemen over 50 years of age who are on their own and wish to get ‘back into the social scene.’

We meet normally twice a month at different restaurants for lunch and a chat at 1.00-1.30 hrs.. There are no subs or fees, just the cost of the meal. There may be a fun quiz or a raffle. For information and to book please contact Ruth on 966789063

Casa Tom Community Choir:

Casa Tom Community Choir meets every Monday at 2.00pm for 2.30pm.

It is a mixed choir and all levels are welcome. No auditions, no solos.

Make new friends and have a good time. Location: CASA TOM, Avenida JACA 31, San Luis, Torrevieja. Phone or email Terry for further details. Phone: 647-189-135. Email: casatomsanluis@ gmail.com.

Our easy and fun dance classes are now aimed to give everyone the confidence to get ALL dancing. All sessions are now geared to the level of the dance student we have with no difficult footwork to learn.. unless of course you get the dance bug to.

MONDAYS 7.30pm at The Maymar Restaurant, (behind Dia supermarket) Catral NEW OUTSIDE CLASS TUESDAYS 7.30pm.

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WEDNESDAY 11am Castillo Restaurant, aka Los Pinchos.

Cl San Fulgencio/ Forest Rd, La Marina Urb. THURSDAYS 7pm IS OUR MAIN CLASS AND SOCIAL NIGHT WITH CLASSES FOR THE BEGINNER AND THE MORE ADVANCED DANCER. SOCIAL DANCING UNDER THE SUMMER MOON TILL LATE WITH DANCE JUNCTION DISCO Los Rosales Restaurant, CV895 aka Lemon Tree Rd, Guardamar.

NEW CLASS FRIDAYS 12.30pm. commences 22nd May at Reflections, San Luis, Torrevieja Newcomers always welcome.

No Partner-Never Danced-No Problem All our other classes €5. Thursday social dancing €2 from 8.30pm.

---------------------------------------------------SHABBY AND CHIC SUMMER PARTY 7pm Saturday 18th July 2015 Los Rosales Restaurant, cv895 aka Lemon Tree Road, Campo de Guardamar.

Entertainment with Susanna Colt and Oscar.

Plus Dance Junction Disco. €12.50 meal with wine Dress up-Dress down the choice is yours.

Message or call Maxine to reserve your party table.

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Pilar Christian Community Church

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING On Tuesday 9 June the Torry Army is holding its AGM at the Casa Ventura in San Luis starting at 7.30 pm. All members are encouraged to attend.

LIVE MUSIC NIGHT On Saturday 13 June, at the Casa Ventura in San Luis, the Torry Army has organised a night of “live” music from the group “Timeless” which plays music from the 50´s onwards. The gig starts at 8.00 pm and a hot and cold tasty buffet will La Bamba’s - Ballroom be included in the ticket price of 10€.

Tickets are on sale at the Torry Army / Latin / Sequence office in San Luis. All are welcome Dancing Los Rosales Restaurant, Guardamar to attend and enjoy an entertaining CV895 [near Lemon Tree Sunday evening.

Market] Monday - SOCIAL DANCE 8.30pm - BADMINT0N AT PILAR 10.30pm [SEQUENCE CLASS 7.30pm DE LA HORADADA - 8.30pm] Friday - SOCIAL DANCE 7.30pm - Mon, Tues, Wed and Thurs. 10-1pm. For 10.30pm Wednesday - New Beginners Class information ring John McGilvray on 966 2pm -3pm 786 774 or Mobiles 634 658 506/695 Intermediate Class 3pm - 4pm 871 707 or e mail carolejohn_3@ Intermediate Plus Class 4pm - 5pm For more information contact Andrea hotmail.com and Brian 616 478 157

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In the air conditioned Olympia Restaurant, Mil Palmeras Monday evenings at 8pm in a very congenial atmosphere. Programme and music change weekly. New dances introduced at 7-30pm. For further details contact Sina and Terry. Tel. 96 676 9420

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Calle Canalejas 3. Pilar de la Horadada.

Sunday Service at 11am, and Thursday at 5pm for Prayer and Praise and Worship Home groups meet during the week.

All welcome from any church background or none.

For further information contact PilarChristian.CommunityChurch@ gmail.com 966 849 448 - 966 848 806

Meets at Hamilton´s Bake House, 62 Calle Vicente, Blasco Ibañez, Benijofar 03178. We hold a Sunday Service at 11.30 a.m., a Tuesday Evening of Mediumship at 7 p.m. And every Thursday there is an Open Circle where you can develop your skills CASTILLO AMIGOS commencing at 6.30 p.m. Spiritual We are a friendship group for single people. healing is available every Sunday and Now meeting every Wednesday from 3pm Tuesday after the service. Gail Ross (UK at RAYZ Bar on El Raso urbanisation (off Medium) will take the Divine Service, the Lemon Tree Road, Guardamar) with Mediumship, on Sunday, 7th June COFFEE MATES ANN 965 070 247 – 666 747 398 at 11.30 a.m. On Tuesday 9th June, If you would like to have a coffee and Gail will take an Evening of Mediumship friendly chat please join us at La Laguna from 7.00 – 9 pm. David Darnbrough art club Art Club, all mediums, no charge, in the Hotel, Lo Marabu, will take the Divine Service, with Playa Flamenca area. Anyone interested, Friday mornings from 11am.

Mediumship, on Sunday, 14th June. please contact Lyn tel: 966 189 118 Contact Wendy on 965323028. www.

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Strictly Dance Ballroom and Latin

with the Professionals. Every Tuesday, The Club, Quesada, 8-10pm Beginners and Intermediate tuition and social dancing.

Every Wednesday, New Venue, The Emerald Isle, La Florida 3-5pm Beginners and Intermediate Tuition and Social dancing.

New courses every 3 weeks, singles welcome. Info: 966 188 430, 635 584 431 or lynatdenelledance@hotmail. com

COSTA COBRAS RFC

new rugby club based at Daya Vieja sports ground.

Training juniors Monday and Wednesday 18.00-19.30, seniors 20.00-21.30 For more details contact Garry 692 767 242 or Robert on 697 286 416

Age Concern Costa Blanca Sur Summer Fair.

Sat 6th June at 11am at the Centre in C/Paganini, Urb. La Siesta, Torrevieja.

Prize draw tickets are on sale at €1.00 each. Available now from the Charity Shops. Great Prizes. Donations for the raffle, tombola and all the usual stalls will be gratefully accepted.

Please call 966 786 887 for more info.

New evening art class

Suzanne Stokes, who has been teaching art for more than ten years in the Quesada area, is considering starting a new evening class on Monday evenings at Restaurant Catorce in Benijofar. Beginners are welcome’. All drawing materials and projects are provided for the first few weeks, after which people can begin to try other mediums before deciding how they want to progress.’ Please contact Suzanne on 680 961 025 or see her website www.sue-stokes. co.uk for more details and please let her know if you are interested in the evening class. Suzanne also runs classes at PALS Social Club, La Siesta, on Monday mornings, and at La Herradura Restaurant (next to the REPSOL garage) in Los Montesinos on Thursday mornings, where an exhibition of her own work is on display.

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Hilarious Photos Proving Cats Want Humans Dead Cats are some of the very best pets a human can have within their home. At least that statement is true for the first few weeks, just before the cat learns your habits, your schedule, and exactly the best options available to destroy your life and your entire humble abode. A cat wants you to believe they’re furry, cute, and loving, but in reality they really don’t care about you in the least bit. In fact, a cat has complete animosity towards its surroundings more often than not.

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The backyard has a lot of interesting happenings, including birds, bugs, small children, large, grown adults, and perhaps even a small dog or two. A cat will find this hunting ground to be the ideal spot to perfect their catch and release methods, or maybe they will just practice their ambush tactics before messing with you in the middle of the night.

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Kitten season is in full swing and APAH has lots of kittens, varying in age and colour, all of whom need to start their lives in loving homes.

To meet APAH’s family of kittens, please contact 630 422 563 or 616 210 850

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9 puppies in a cardboard box, who have grown up in the APAH kennels. He is now a lovely medium sized dog, but sadly he is one of the 5 who are still looking for a home of their own. To meet Jack, please call 630 422 563 or 616 210 850.

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Fleas and ticks can cause some serious health problems for your feline friend. We offer our top tips and advice for keeping your cat flea and tick free.

Fleas are a common parasite in cats of all ages. Ticks are found predominantly in bushy areas along the east coast of Australia, and in the warmer months of the year. However, even cat owners who live in suburbia can’t be complacent; some animals have been affected by ticks without having left their back yard.

Your cat’s health can be adversely affected by fleas and ticks, and they need to be treated regularly to keep them free from these little blood sucking parasites.

The difficulty is that cats are more sensitive to insecticidal chemicals than dogs are, so you must only treat your feline friend with products that are registered for use in that species.

THE EFFECT OF FLEAS AND TICKS ON CATS Some cats don’t seem to be terribly affected by fleas. They may scratch a little when they get bitten, and that’s as far as it goes.

Others can develop an allergic reaction to flea bites, which causes a severe itch.

The condition known as miliary eczema or miliary dermatitis can be due to flea allergy. This is characterised by small crusty sores all over a cat’s body, often accompanied by hair loss.

If your cat has a lot of fleas, he may lose enough blood to become anaemic.

Small kittens in particular are susceptible to flea anaemia, and it can be fatal.

Fleas also spread tapeworms in cats, which don’t cause serious illness but can make your cat’s bottom itchy.

Ticks are much more dangerous. They inject a toxin while they feed that causes paralysis and death. The first thing you’ll notice is that your cat’s meow sounds a little strange and he appears weak in his hind legs. Paralysis progresses until he is no longer able to walk, and eventually he won’t be able to breathe.

WHEN FLEAS TAKE OVER If you find that your cat is being over-run by fleas or has picked up a few ticks on his travels around your neighbourhood, then you need to act fast.

Fleas can be brought under control by giving your cat a Capstar tablet. These kill fleas within 30 minutes and before you know it, your cat will be completely fleafree. Couple this with a topical treatment for longer lasting control.

The fleas you see on your cat are only 1% of your problem, with the remaining 98% of your home’s flea population in the form of eggs, larvae and pupae. You won’t get anywhere with your flea control if you don’t tackle them too. Purchase a can of insecticidal spray or an insecticidal fogger that contains an insect growth regulator. This will prevent the immature fleas developing into blood sucking adults.

If you happen to find a tick on your cat, then remove it immediately with a pair of fine tipped tweezers. Put the tweezers between the tick and your cat’s skin, and pull firmly. Don’t worry if the mouthparts are left behind; his body will treat them just like a splinter and they will eventually work their way out.

Both fleas and ticks will bite humans, causing itchy red lumps on your skin. People can also develop paralysis from the bite of a tick but this isn’t very common.

KEEP YOUR CAT FLEA AND TICK FREE Your cat doesn’t need to suffer the discomfort and ill health associated with a flea and tick problem. It can be hard work keeping them under control, but it’s worth it to keep your cat safe and well.

Whatever product you choose to control fleas and ticks on your much loved feline family member, use them exactly as directed, and as often as recommended by the manufacturer.

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Elizabeth Is Missing by Emma Healey.

Book Review

“I’ve missed this tiny thing for nearly seventy years. And now the earth, made sludgy and chewable with the melting snow, has spat out a relic. Spat it into my hands. But where from?”

It seems that Healey’s paternal grandmother who had been showing signs of senility came out with the simple but inspiring phrase that prompted this debut novel: “My friend is missing.” The critics loved it. I loved it. Healey didn’t want it to be too bleak portraying a vulnerable octogenarian showing signs of dementia, trapped in a life of boredom and tedium: watching or attempting to watch tv, attempting to read when the words don’t make sense, waiting endlessly for the carer or the daughter. What a life! Nine publishers fought over its publication and the tv rights have already been sold. Suggestions regarding Judy Dench or Maggie Smith playing Maud are strong possibilities.

Watch this space!

Maud is 82, eccentric with an obsession for collecting anything and everything. She has done this since being a child but when it continues into old age it is infuriating for her daughter Helen. Most of it is rubbish after all. “Sufferers often seek refuge in a childhood version of themselves.” (Healey) Dementia transforms a previously safe and recognisable world into one that is frightening and strange and the author captures this remarkably well. So it is appropriate to run two timelines, one that takes us back to post-war (1946) when Maud was a 15 year old and then move to present date. The plot flits backwards and forwards and significantly the author uses various means to connect both timelines, a character or a memory of an event. Very clever.

The potential bleakness is understanding the degeneration of Maud’s mind, her inability to sometimes recognise her daughter or her granddaughter, Katy.

Imagine losing your way going to the corner shop, with pockets full of lists, her “paper memory,” many meaningless and taking home umpteen tins of peaches, the same every day. Or what about twelve calls to the doctor telling him you are ill in a short space of time then when he arrives telling him you are fighting fit? Also imagine that your one and only friend Elizabeth just disappears and in her muddled mind, Maud suspects that Peter, Elizabeth’s son must

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be responsible for getting rid of her. She never trusted him, she thought he was deliberately starving his mother.

Maud makes several unsuccessful attempts to visit her home, reports the disappearance to the police on four separate occasions to their amusement and her agitation then puts an ad in the local Echo. Phoning Peter during the night and forgetting why she was phoning him caused him to swear and complain. Poor Helen was always having to apologise. Carla, one of the carers didn’t help either. She relishes feeding Maud with the latest gossip particularly the gory bits which results in a distortion of Elizabeth’s disappearance: “Elizabeth locked in room-crack addicts in house.

Bound and tortured in basement.” Ironically, Maud knows that her friend doesn’t have a basement so something isn’t quite right. So much for her paper memory.

The whodunnit part of the story is the major one to follow and it will keep you riveted. It is woven into the Elizabeth is missing plot meticulously and concerns half-forgotten memories which hold the key to a dark secret from the distant past, an unsolved mystery. “I found it too late, far too late. Now I’ll never find her.

She’ll always be missing and I’ll always be looking for her. I can’t bear it.” It is the discovery of the remains of a compact belonging to her sister and found in the garden of her octogenarian friend Elizabeth.

“The mildewed mirror is like a window on a faded world, like a porthole looking out under the ocean. It makes {Maud} squirm with memories.”

Sukey was Maud’s sister, seven years her senior and sophisticated. She loved dressing up and going dancing. Maud idolised her and they had a close relationship. Sukey married Frank who was a dodgy character and Maud’s lodger, Douglas disliked him intensely. He saw Frank as being a jealous man with a foul temper. Douglas had a soft spot for Sukey and he was always at Sukey’s house particularly when Frank was away working. Maud suspected they were having an affair which he denied.

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tea as was the weekly custom and she wanted to sleep there rather than return home. She then abruptly decided to return home and disappeared into thin air.

This was 1946. Naturally her family was distraught and Pa blamed Frank. He thought she had been kidnapped or killed although he searched the town for her and even travelled to London scouring the streets in vain.

The police had to deal with lots of cases of men and women disappearing so Sukey’s disappearance became unremarkable: “People are being reported missing left, right and centre. The men can’t get used to being back on Civvy Street, or the women can’t get used to having their husbands home again, and so they’re off.”

A suitcase full of her clothes turns up but no Sukey.

Two further devices are used to create mystery. One is the mad woman with a dark but tragic past who seems to stalk Sukey and Maud in a menacing way. On the night of Sukey’s disappearance the mad woman scared the living daylights out of her and neighbours heard her screaming. Maud is petrified when she chases after her on many occasions. She has been known to grab Maud and hit her with an umbrella. What does she know about Sukey’s disappearance? What is significant about her digging up of marrows? Is there a connection? If so, what is it?

The second device is the narrative thread concerned with the Grosvenor Hotel murderer, Kenneth Lloyd Holmes due to hang for the murder of two women. In Maud’s demented mind perhaps Sukey was his third victim? “I had to know if he killed my sister.” So she writes to him before his execution. Maud’s mother and father died not knowing what happened to their daughter. “I don’t want to die like that,” admitted Maud.

By the end of the novel past and present become fused with memories muddled. Earlier lucid thoughts change shape, lost in her state of dementia with this unsolved mystery. Well-written but unsettling.

Publisher: Puffin.

ISBN: 978-0-241-96818-5

REVIEW it by Carol Naylor.

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Diesel Performance Tuning

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June 2015

San Miguel Golf Society at La Finca May 27th

Thirty-nine members and a guest attended SMGS’s monthly visit to La Finca to play a stableford competition. The course had recently been subjected to hollow tining of the greens and scarifying of the fairways and clearly needed more time to recover. However, such complications didn’t impede some players from posting superb scores, most noteworthy Darren Hancock, Mick Cook, Robin Eastman and Noel Bannon, with the former two worthy of special mention, Mick shooting a gross 73 and Darren a best score of the day (and possibly the year

Gold Category: 4th Ivan Hanak (36), 3rd Robin Eastman, 2nd Mick Cook with a fantastic 41 points, and 1st, with an even more magnificent 43 points, Darren Hancock.

Nearest the pins on the par 3’s (open to all) went to Bjorn Pettersson (3), Darren Hancock (6), Alan MacDonald (13) and Ellen Drakesmith (16).

Nearest the pins in 3 on holes 7 (Gold), 11 (Silver) and 12 (Bronze) were won by Mick Cook, Ken Flaherty and Norman McBride respectively.

so far) gross 71, both playing off a handicap of 6. Spectacular stuff!!

One singles match and one doubles match were held in the annual SMGS match play competitions, with Mike Jordan overcoming Alan MacDonald 4 and 2 in the former, so moving in to the semi-finals of the competition, and Ken Flaherty and Phil de Lacy beating husband and wife team John and Ellen Drakesmith 3 and 2 in the latter.

Prior to today’s round SMGS handed over 250 euros to Stuart Rennie, , as its contribution to funds collected for cancer research on behalf of the Linda Rennie Memorial Trophy, which took place on May 17th. This brings SMGS’s contribution to both local and international charities in the last 2 years to some 4,000 euros, with donations to worthy causes having become an integral part of what our society is about and an indication of our member’s generosity.

Returning to the golf, the day’s stableford competition results, by category and in reverse order, were the following: Bronze Category: 4th Brian Mulligan (33 on CB), 3rd Ellen Drakesmith (33 on CB), 2nd John Trehy (33 on CB), and 1st, recently making winning something of a habit, Chris Hamblett with 36 points.

Silver Category: 4th Glen Rapley (34), 3rd Mike Jordan (35), 2nd Ken Flaherty (37) and 1st, with a superb score and the second best of the day, Noel Bannon with 42 points.

The Abacus was won by Jenny Staines.

Our thanks go to the staff at La Finca golf course for their contribution to an enjoyable day.

Keep up to date with all SMGS matters by logging on to our website www.smgs.org or simply give Barry Roehrig a call on 966 731 033 to find out more about the society and its weekly golf get-togethers. Next week we will be at Villamartin.

Photo: Presentation by the Captain of San Miguel Golf Society Phil DeLacy of 250-00 Euro to Stuart Rennie organiser of the Linda Rennie Memorial which raises money for Cancer Research.

In the last two years San Miguel Golf Society has donated over 400000 Euro with donations to worthy causes having become an integral part of what our society is about and a indication of our members generosity.

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sport & motoring

Barca Win Copa Del Rey

Lionel Messi scored an outrageous solo goal as La Liga champions Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao to win the Copa del Rey and edge closer to the treble.

The four-time world player of the year lit up the Nou Camp when he evaded numerous challenges on the right wing and then surged into the area before firing home a firm, low shot.

N e y m a r tapped in his 38th goal this campaign, before Messi scored his 58th with the outside of his boot.

Inaki Williams headed in late on.

That effort in the 79th minute was a small blip in an otherwise superb performance by Luis Enrique’s side at their home, the Nou Camp.

A repeat display against Juventus in next week’s Champions League final will almost certainly see them complete their second ever continental treble, having become the first La Liga side to do so in 2009.

On Saturday there were many fantastic moments of Barca interplay, but the highlight of the match, and maybe the Spanish season, involved just one player - Messi.

The 27-year-old Argentina forward started on the right and surrounded by Athletic players in the lead up to the opening goal, but managed to squeeze through a gap, sprint into the box, shift the ball past one more defender before striking a shot low past goalkeeper Iago Herrerin.

“Leo is spectacular, he is a star,” said Neymar.

“For me he is the best in the world and it is an honour to be part of this team with players of such quality.”

If that was an individual goal of the highest standard, t h e n Neymar’s was a team goal of equal quality.

Q u i c k p a s s i n g around the area between Messi and Ivan Rakitic ended with Luis Suarez squaring the ball to Neymar to slot in. It was another goal for the Brazilian in what has been a superb second season at Barcelona.

Messi scored his second of the night and his 58th this season with a stunning close-range finish after the break which meant he, Suarez and Neymar have now scored 120 goals in all competitions for the Catalan club this campaign.

Barca took a more relaxed approach in the last 15 minutes, and Athletic 23-time winners of the competition - made the most of their opportunity when Williams headed in from six yards out.

Xavi came on as a late substitute in his final appearance for Barcelona at the Nou Camp. And the Spaniard, who will be ending a 17-year association, almost scored a fourth when his brilliant free-kick struck the post.

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Another good turn out at Saurines on Thursday, this being the first Presidents Trophy game of the season. Nick Brooks reigning champion for the last three years was away, so this gave us a chance to get a good start.

Few problems on the course were reported regarding the greens but everything else was looking good. Jim Fegan was in good form taking two of the holes in the two’s competition and winning the day with 35 pt’s playing off a handicap of 12. Not quite a good as Marie who won last week with 39 pt’s on count back. Bit of a family competition going on here.

We played full handicap stableford, four ntp’s and usual two’s pot. Results were pins. No 5 no return, No 9 Chris Blown, No 10 Mike Sephton No 18 Ollie Teahan. The Two’s pot was won

by Jim Fegan, ( second week on the trot ), Bob Wright won the raffle. Thanks to James who sponsored the raffle, also thanks to his staff at Gogarty’s for their great hospitality.

All future games ,dates are on the web site, this is normally updated on a Sunday night after the week end games.you can also check your correct handicap on

the site. We have ordered some of the pink Nike golf shirts at a cost of €30 if any body interested contact Mo or Me with your size.

Important notice we need to know names of players who want to play in our Summer Cup Charity Match against Paddy’s Point GS on Saturday 20th June at Saurines first tee 10-00. Will you let me or Mo know as soon as possible we need to plan this game in good time. All meeting times are 1 and 1/2 hours before tee time at Gogarty’s. Guest’s are invited to all our games, clubs can be hired.

All information on the notice board outside Gogarty’s. Contact numbers Eric 667 196 178, Maurice 690 268 711

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COSTA COBRAS RFC JUNIORS DO THE CLUB PROUD

This last weekend Costa Cobras RFC were invited by Squalos to train with their juniors and have a few games as well. The players really put on a great performance and did the club proud, and looking forward to repeating it all over again soon. This is followed by the 7th Murcia 7’s tournament on Saturday 6 June.

We had four short games of 7 minutes each playing 5-a-side, and the players put all of their hard work from training into practice, and against more experienced players held their own comfortably.

In the first game Cobras ran out winners 5-3 with Kyle grabbing 3 tries and Jaime, with some silky footwork, getting two tries. In the second game it was closer with both teams putting in try saving tackles, but Cobras coming out on top 5-4 with again Kyle and Jaime getting two tries a piece.

The final two games began to tell on the lads as Squalos had fresh legs the third game was 4-4 with Kyle and Dylan getting two a piece.

The final game the players ran out of steam and went down 7-3 with Kyle and Jaime getting the tries again, but considering they all played all of the games, and this was their first time they had played contact they did brilliantly. On top of that they have only been playing for 2-3 months, just goes to show the progress they have made. The overall score over the four games meant that they lost by just one try.

Squalos then put on a great third half for the kids and showed them the true spirit of rugby and did them proud. A huge thank you must go out to them for everything they did for the Cobras, as

well as the parents who supported the young Cobras.

This coming weekend is another big weekend with the Murcia 7’s again with their seventh annual tournament with teams from Squalos. CURM, Albacete, La Vila, Torrevieja, Penyagolosa, Lorca, Hispanos, Tarafa and Elche, so looking forward to some excellent rugby again.

You can also see also see quite a few of these teams in the Formentera del Segura 7’s on 27 June so get down and support this great event.

Training takes place on Monday and Wednesday from 18.00-19.30 for the juniors, while the seniors will be training from 20.00-21.30 at Daya Vieja sports ground.All ages, gender and nationalities are welcome, from beginners to experienced players, the more the merrier, as we are based on the true traditional ethics of the sport. So come along and join the newest rugby team on the Costa Blanca, also team bonding after training in the nearest bar for a drink and chat, just how rugby should be.

So get those boots out and come on down to Daya Vieja sports ground and join in the rugby revolution of 2015, with the Rugby World Cup to look forward to as well, get into this great sport.

For more information about the club contact myself, Dutch, on 692 767 242 or Robert on 697 286 416. Also I am back down at Zoco market on Sunday again from 09.00-13.30, so come on down and find more out about the club and rugby in the area. Also for all of your rugby branded clothing and gear including Canterbury casuals and Cotton Traders shirts.

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TMGS at Las PInaillas (Albacete)

It’s never easy to get up at 6,30in the morning to play a round of golf! lo and behold for one member it proved to be just a little too early, in fact, the Captain and handicap secretary were in danger of missing out on this fantastic venue after having missed the bus at Playa Flamenca, they drove to the second pick-up point at Ciudad Quesada.

A journey of a little more than 2 hours is well worth it when you arrive at this jewel of a course known as Las Pinaillas.

This is an annual event, “the Pinaillas Cup” is sponsored by founder member John Whitaker and his wife Marg.

The course is always found to be in great condition and the greens can be very tricky to read. After a wonderful day’s golf we enjoyed a superb menu del dia in the clubhouse. Can you believe that all of this for just €55 per person!

Normally the results here are not that high ( due to the tricky green) however 2 players managed to break par easily, in the visitors category 29 points was good enough for Lennart Holmberg to take 2nd place on lower handicap, this was far short of 1st placed T. SKymoen’s 38 points.

Playing for the main trophy, there were several players around the 30points mark, but to take 3rd place

with 31points was Sandra Twentyman, just 1point ahead came Glen Gooch, but this came nowhere near the massive 40points scored by Chris Gray, Chris has been in a rich vein of form lately and has graciously decided to return to Erland for a while so that someone else has a chance.

The N.T.P.’s were won by; hole 3 John Hiller, hole7 Alan Rixson,hole12 Kjell Johansson and hole 17 Joe Dean. After removing all of the winner’s cards a draw was made for a free green fee and 4 very good bottles of wine donated by a local bodega.

Our next competition is on the 4th of June at Las Colinas, so if you fancy a game with a friendly Society please visit our website www.tmgs.org or follow us via our facebook page www.facebook. com/tmgsgolf or you can simply send us a tweet, twitter.com/TMGSGOLF, or you can still use that old method called a telephone, call 661 524 101.

Would you be interested in featuring Avalon, the provider of pre-paid funeral plans, and their sponsorship of top European golf coach Neil Evans at tournaments throughout summer 2015 such as the PGA Senior Championships?

As a PGA Professional, Neil Evans has worked at prestigious resorts such as Pinhieros Altos in Portugal, the Mizuno Training Academy in Germany and The Warwickshire in the UK. With over 20 years’ experience in the sport, he has coached at The Open Championship seven times.

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The tournaments include: · PGA Senior Championships - Close House Golf Resort, Newcastle, England, 8 June · Berlin Senior Open – Berlin, Germany, 22 and 23 June · Reading International Senior Championship - Reading, England, 16 and 17 July · Senior British Open Championship Qualifier - Sunningdale, England, 29 June · Scandinavian Senior Championship Helsinki, Finland, 8 and 9 September · Finland Senior Championship Helsinki, Finland, 14 and 15 September As a PGA Professional, Neil Evans has worked at prestigious resorts such as

Pinhieros Altos in Portugal, the Mizuno Training Academy in Germany and The Warwickshire in the UK. With over 20 years’ experience in the sport, he has coached at The Open Championship seven times.

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June 2015

Quesada Golf Society

Last Wednesday the Society traveled south inland from the Mar Manor to play Roda. The course was in very good condition and the weather perfect for golf. 20 players competed in an Individual Stableford competition.

Roy Kavanagh is getting a reputation of being a dangerous driver. Not with his Big Bertha but with a buggy. This time he nearly ran his playing partner Ian Fogerty down braking sharply inches away from him. There were some good scores on the day and some indifferent ones.

The winner on the day with 33 points was the very consistent David McSweeney and he has to be with a handicap of 8. In second place was West countryman Ron Perkins with 31 points who just pipped John “Robin Hood” King on C/B. In 4th place was Derbyshire lad Darryll Wright. The nearest the Pin winners were, Brian Smith, Ian Fogerty, John King, Charlie Wallace, and ”smokin” Tony Patterson.

The 2´s pot was not won again with over 100€. carried forward to the next game.

After the game the members returned to the society base, the Quesada Country Club for a bit of banter and the prize giving over a drink or two and a tasty buffet kindly laid on.

The next game is at Lo Romero on Wednesday 10 June.

Anyone in the Quesada area looking to join a very friendly golf society and play golf once a fortnight at a wide variety of courses at very reasonable cost, should contact the Membership Secretary Les Pancott on 966 716 723.

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Avalon to tour European golf tournaments with Neil Evans

Thursday 28 May, a smaller turnout today for the team game Greensomes Stableford pairs. This was due partly to the course undergoing hollow tining and having to play on temporary greens. Nevertheless, those who did play enjoyed a day of sunshine and made the best of the situation.

In first place was the pairing of Robin Richards and Gill Gordon with an impressive score of 49 points. With John Hill and Norman Woods beating Sue Gillett and Terry O’Regan into second place with 45 points on c/b.

Football draw winners: Eamonn Devine, Bev Fairhurst, Ian Stewart The results of the TOFF´s Stableford game played on Tuesday 26th (also on temporary greens) were as follows: Competition Winner: Marian Quinn with a score of 45 points Gold Division 1st Sue Gillett 38 pts 2nd Stan Low 35 pts 3rd Alan Venables 34 pts Silver Division: 1st Morag Turner 40 pts 2nd

Ken Brett 38 pts 3rd Dave King 36 pts Bronze Division: 1st Marian Quinn 45 pts 2nd John Hill 42 pts 3rd Eamonn Devine 42 pts Best front nine Robin Richards 21 pts and best back nine Bob Shorley 22 pts Hole in One, hole 5 Robin Richards congratulations Robin Looking forward to seeing you all at the Captain’s Dinner & Dance at Stan & Ollies on Saturday 30 May! If you would like to find out more about our friendly society visit us on www.eurogolf-quesada

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